Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory

The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Royal Observatory, United Kingdom, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

88%


Total
Publications

6.7K


Total Open
Publications

5.9K


Total
Citations

547K


Open Access
Percentage

88%


Total
Publications

6.7K


Total Open
Publications

5.9K


Total
Citations

547K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

8% 73% 7% 12%

Publisher Open

8%

Both

73%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

12%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300350400450Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

88%OA Journal

OA Journal 88%

4.7K

Hybrid 5%

258

No Guarantees 7%

403

Other Platform Open

Preprint 76%

4K

Institution 73%

3.9K

Other Internet 14%

725

Public 6%

311

Domain 1%

71

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

arXiv
Preprint
4.2K
University of Edinburgh
Institution
1.4K
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Institution
915
University of Groningen
Institution
848
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
844
Durham University
Institution
771
DOI
Other Internet
664
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Institution
481
Figshare
Public
319
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Institution
294
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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